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Brush turkey — Brush tur key (Zo[ o]l.) A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia ({Talegalla Lathami}) of the family {Megapodid[ae]}. Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea. [1913 Webster] Note: The brush turkeys live in the brush, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

brush turkey — moundbird moundbird, mound bird mound bird . (Zo[ o]l.) Any of several large footed short winged birds of Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs. Called also {mound builder}, {mound maker}, {megapode}, {brush… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

brush-turkey — noun Any of several species of large birds, found in Australia and New Guinea, in the megapode (turkey like) family Megapodiidae. Syn: bush turkey, scrub turkey … Wiktionary

brush-turkey — noun a large mound building bird resembling a turkey, found mainly in New Guinea. [Family Megapodiidae: several species.] … English new terms dictionary